Food is history. Food is culture. Food is communities. And for us, food is also storytelling.

Recipes from the (R)Evolution is a collection of food recipes, performance exercises, and other invitations all designed to explore and experiment on how to gather people in a world amidst pandemic and a nation in social transformation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic’s shutdown, we wanted to rethink how we, as artists, could respond; how we can further our explorations of food as medicine, cooking as a form of catharsis, and how, through the act of creating meals and other social and cultural offerings, we can celebrate our cultures and find avenues to redefine ideas of community participation.

After reading about the history and resurgence of community cookbooks during the pandemic, Radical Evolution cofounder Meropi Peponides was inspired to reimagine the concept to make it align with our creative processes and ethics.

From breathing exercises to craft projects, the contributors to this cookbook share their daily practices and simple pleasures. Of course, a few iconic generational recipes are also thrown in - a must for any cookbook to be worthwhile!

Combining our love of food, language, and gathering our community through this project has been such a joy. Our brilliant collaborative team on this project is helmed by Tyler Thomas and Denise Shu Mei, the creative editor and visual architect of the book that you will soon hold in your hands.

The book is now available to purchase in hard copy, with worldwide shipping available. Click here to order.

Conceived and Edited by Meropi Peponides
Creative Editor: Tyler Thomas
Contributing Editor: Beto O’Byrne
Visual Architecture by Denise Shu Mei

With Recipe Contributions by
Maria Bauman, Joya Powell, Ty Defoe, Eric Avilés, Dorothy Lam, The Hogstad Brothers, Lisa Nevada, Tamilla Woodard, Sonia Villani, Yadira De La Riva, Anooj Bhandari, Rebecca Martínez, Anna Pangalou, Morgana Wilborn, Adonis Volanakis, Arlene Chico Lugo, Luisa Martínez, Noé Yaocoatl Montoya, Garrett Allen

With a Conversation by Meropi Peponides, Tyler Thomas, Beto O’Byrne

Recipes For The (R)Evolution is made possible by:
Public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council
The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
The National Endowment for the Arts

Special thanks to:
The Museum of Food and Drink for hosting our launch party
Singapore Unbound
Yonkers International Press